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like many of the others responded with amazing rapidity and showed themselves to be highly amenable to education and training. if you look at the monticello website underemployment you will find that there were some 26 different skills the jeffersons people acquired in an it 1790's. when jefferson had been in france he told the french, would love to free slaves, train them and set them free, but they're stupid, like children, they cannot plan. a few years later on of his french friends came over to visit when jefferson had finished the transition from planting tobacco to week and he was amazed the and all the professions that are held. he said that his negroes or cabinetmakers, shoemakers, harvesters. it performed every sort of task. and so then he began to talk to mr. jefferson about the possibility of emancipation. jefferson said now. you understand. vienna much deeper problem. it's called race. these people are dark skinned, and if we set them three it will mingle with white people and the race will be ruined. now the frenchman and other people will it come to visit could look around and see
like many of the others responded with amazing rapidity and showed themselves to be highly amenable to education and training. if you look at the monticello website underemployment you will find that there were some 26 different skills the jeffersons people acquired in an it 1790's. when jefferson had been in france he told the french, would love to free slaves, train them and set them free, but they're stupid, like children, they cannot plan. a few years later on of his french friends came...
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pencils frugal to their children get good education. i mean as to the heart and duty to their country. yet only one request you make of the people he expected to free spirit and gratitude to me to make themselves as happy as possible. it never happened and i will stop there and i'd be happy to take any questions if anyone has any. [applause] >> it is of course a terrible true in some slavery was about making profit. but in the book, you seem to be suggesting something much more nefarious about the 4% that is consciously looking to engage in slave trading. when i saw that, it is a little counterintuitive because jefferson is not generally regarded as sacred businessmen. he died in that and the one exception documented did indeed make a profit. one of the problems is no one has done the economics. we've got billy ray smith beyond dance, who i'm hoping will be first person who adds that he agreed the best financial data of almost any individual in the 18th century, but norms than the basic work of adding in detroit in sco's finances were.
pencils frugal to their children get good education. i mean as to the heart and duty to their country. yet only one request you make of the people he expected to free spirit and gratitude to me to make themselves as happy as possible. it never happened and i will stop there and i'd be happy to take any questions if anyone has any. [applause] >> it is of course a terrible true in some slavery was about making profit. but in the book, you seem to be suggesting something much more nefarious...
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in bangladesh they're trying to educate people not to drink raw date palm sap that could contain meepa virus. if you tool it you can kill the virus that people like to drink at fried, a seasonal treat. there are things like that. around the world. in southern china they crack down on the big west markets, at least above ground. they have gone underground, the black market. the big wet markets where all kinds of wildlife parcel live for food, there's a faction in southern china, they call it wild flavor, bogue for eating wild life not because people need the protein for subsistence but because they have some money and this is considered a robust food and one other thing on that in terms of education, local people, i mentioned the original spillover, the pandemic strain of hiv occurred in cameron, i went there to retrace the route that it took from southeastern cameron down a river system that took a long be sayinga river to the condo and the city's of leopoldville, the city that became conchavez, started to have a higher rate of transmission. sexual -- sexual mores were different and th
in bangladesh they're trying to educate people not to drink raw date palm sap that could contain meepa virus. if you tool it you can kill the virus that people like to drink at fried, a seasonal treat. there are things like that. around the world. in southern china they crack down on the big west markets, at least above ground. they have gone underground, the black market. the big wet markets where all kinds of wildlife parcel live for food, there's a faction in southern china, they call it...
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the impact of his views on educating young men and women in this country. >> absolutely. he totally believed and light mint and education were essentials to democracy because democracy and republicanism, are, were only as good as the people who were in the republic or in the democracy and he believed in sociability, if we knew each other even if we didn't like each other, we could at least be neighbors and care enough about what happens to the other person that we would make concessions that would make a republic work. in that sense, that was a key republican virtue. firmly in education, if we were going to have a system where the will of and light in the majority was to prevail which was his hope then you had to have an enlightened majority. his first inaugural which is i think jefferson's first inaugural, lincoln's second, kennedy's are probably the three most significant i would argue and he says the majority must be allowed to prevail as long as the rights of minorities are protected. it is our complicated thought but essential to the american sense of argument and wo
the impact of his views on educating young men and women in this country. >> absolutely. he totally believed and light mint and education were essentials to democracy because democracy and republicanism, are, were only as good as the people who were in the republic or in the democracy and he believed in sociability, if we knew each other even if we didn't like each other, we could at least be neighbors and care enough about what happens to the other person that we would make concessions...
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he said it gave him his education as a historian to seal the great orators of all-time debate. the political system in britain was never so corrupt that the government could simply assume the support of the house of commons. there was no equivalent as today at the disciplined party system. the prime minister of this period had to win the confidence of the house of commons. lord north was particularly skilled in his public speaking abilities. successfully defending the government and sustaininsustainin g the government majorities in the house of commons. he was also a brilliant chancellor of the exchequer. he did two jobs. he was the head of finances will and he essentially made it possible for britain to continue to wage the war by raising money necessary. in fact this whole government is exceptionally well qualified to wage war. the members of the cabinet, many of them were veterans. many of them had been administrators previously during the wars. they were amazingly effective tackling the huge logistical problems of fighting a war 3000 miles away. no government had attempted
he said it gave him his education as a historian to seal the great orators of all-time debate. the political system in britain was never so corrupt that the government could simply assume the support of the house of commons. there was no equivalent as today at the disciplined party system. the prime minister of this period had to win the confidence of the house of commons. lord north was particularly skilled in his public speaking abilities. successfully defending the government and...
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to many jews, highly educated, and using. from newport rhode island, and fantastic american was from a very good ones family who went to yale, ph.d. at harvard. the aged 27 he was given charge of the survey of all the lands between sacramento and the west of cheyenne. a hundred miles to the north and south, the 40th parallel survey. to consider years. the books and maps. could cost hundreds of thousand dollars. beautifully, beautifully accomplished. and he had all sorts of amazing adventures while doing the survey, but as a reward for doing so well he was appointed to be the first-ever director of the newly established body count the united states geological survey which, of course, today the country in its entirety. the move to new york, the headquarters of the usgs and he was the first director. the second was john wesley powell. his personal life is what i want to mention briefly. i was astonished when i stumbled across it. help no one will hold this against and, but he was a sexually energetic in man, but he did not like
to many jews, highly educated, and using. from newport rhode island, and fantastic american was from a very good ones family who went to yale, ph.d. at harvard. the aged 27 he was given charge of the survey of all the lands between sacramento and the west of cheyenne. a hundred miles to the north and south, the 40th parallel survey. to consider years. the books and maps. could cost hundreds of thousand dollars. beautifully, beautifully accomplished. and he had all sorts of amazing adventures...
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william bennett, secretary of education presents his thoughts on the current state of higher education and whether going to college is worth the expense. and astrophysicists mariel livio talks about his book brilliant blunders from darwin to einstein, colossal mistakes by great scientists which changed understanding of light and the universe, following that 11:00 eastern teacher and educational consultant john hunter reports on what he has learned about international diplomacy from his students. we wrap up tonight's prime-time programming at 11:45 eastern with william perry, former deputy assistant secretary for energy and minerals that the department of the interior during the reagan administration who recounts president reagan's efforts to balance environmental protection and economic growth. visit booktv.org for more of this weekend's television schedule. >> author and journalist mary roach with the popular explorer of science topics talk about living in space, and zero reddick, trying to prove the existence of an afterlife and the strange world of the human digestive system. the fo
william bennett, secretary of education presents his thoughts on the current state of higher education and whether going to college is worth the expense. and astrophysicists mariel livio talks about his book brilliant blunders from darwin to einstein, colossal mistakes by great scientists which changed understanding of light and the universe, following that 11:00 eastern teacher and educational consultant john hunter reports on what he has learned about international diplomacy from his...
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>> i don't see any evidence they proposed sierra leone for the chartwell education group refugees. why not? it was understood to have been a disaster. a very expensive disaster. . . first to get a today's coverage we will begin with george packer the author of "the unwinding" an inner history of the new america and erica grieder the author of "big, hot, cheap and right" what america can learn from the strange genius of texas. >> good morning. my name is glenn frankel and i'm the director of the school of journalism at the university of texas at austin. i want to welcome you. we have two superb authors and journals here this morning to talk about the state of the union and where we went wrong. we only have five minutes. we could spend 45 hours on this so we had better get rolling. i'm going to introduce our writers and ask a couple questions and turn it over to you. i want to remind you that when the session ends in a mere 45 minutes our two others will go to the signing tent toward the capitol building. there will be a place where you can buy copies of their books and then you can
>> i don't see any evidence they proposed sierra leone for the chartwell education group refugees. why not? it was understood to have been a disaster. a very expensive disaster. . . first to get a today's coverage we will begin with george packer the author of "the unwinding" an inner history of the new america and erica grieder the author of "big, hot, cheap and right" what america can learn from the strange genius of texas. >> good morning. my name is glenn...
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makes it very hard for schools to develop, vibrant arts programs and music programs to kind of have the educational offerings that reach an appeal to the diversity of kids who are out there. .. >> or tweet us at twitter.com/booktv. >> well, george washington enjoyed a long 50-year relationship with al sand alexandria. we like to say this is george washington's hometown. >> this gives our visitors a great picture of what the interior of a civil war fort would have leaked like. >> did you know alexandria was part of the original district of columbia? >> welcome to alexandria, virginia, on booktv. with the help of our cable partners, for the next hour we'll take you to this town on the potomac river just a couple of miles south of washington d.c. join us as we explore its rich and varied history through the works of local authors beginning with a look at some of the city's hidden stories from the past. >> book is "hidden history of al alexandria d.c.," and the last part of that title is very important because it's not about alexandria, virginia, or it's about a period in history when the district of c
makes it very hard for schools to develop, vibrant arts programs and music programs to kind of have the educational offerings that reach an appeal to the diversity of kids who are out there. .. >> or tweet us at twitter.com/booktv. >> well, george washington enjoyed a long 50-year relationship with al sand alexandria. we like to say this is george washington's hometown. >> this gives our visitors a great picture of what the interior of a civil war fort would have leaked like....
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and so we have records from the early 1770s of benjamin franklin educating himself and reading one of the leading rulings that says impressment was legal, and he wrote on the margins of this ruling all kinds of sarcastic comments against really the whole british system of government which he decided that if this was legal, then it showed that it didn't really support liberty. and his solution was that if regular sailors could be impressed, then that means that judges should be impressed, british naval officers can be impressed, and even the king himself should be liable to impressment. that was franklin's solution. almost at the exact same time, george iii was reviewing the same legal decision and came at a completely opposite conclusion. he decided that it was perfectly legal, that the king should be able to command the service of his subjects when he needed them. and this was a case of difference in style and substance as well. whereas franklin had been creative in writing on the margins of the ruling and, you know, making up his own solution, george iii very diligently had recorded
and so we have records from the early 1770s of benjamin franklin educating himself and reading one of the leading rulings that says impressment was legal, and he wrote on the margins of this ruling all kinds of sarcastic comments against really the whole british system of government which he decided that if this was legal, then it showed that it didn't really support liberty. and his solution was that if regular sailors could be impressed, then that means that judges should be impressed,...